Presque rien no. 1; Société II

by Luc Ferrari

Presque rien no. 1; Société II cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: France
  • Length: 48:19
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Luc Ferrari's 'Presque rien no. 1' is a foundational electroacoustic work built from environmental recordings made in a Dalmatian fishing village. Paired with 'Société II,' the release documents Ferrari's challenge to the boundary between composed music, documentary sound, and everyday acoustic reality.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, noisy, natural, uncommon-time-signatures, instrumental, improvisation, experimental, ambient, generative music, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Presque Rien No. 1 (Lever du Jour au Bord de la Mer) (20:47)
  2. Société II - Pt. 1 (5:54)
  3. Société II - Pt. 2 (2:11)
  4. Société II - Pt. 3 (3:30)
  5. Société II - Pt. 4 (5:20)
  6. Société II - Pt. 5 (3:41)
  7. Société II - Pt. 6 (3:44)
  8. Société II - Pt. 7 (3:09)

Credits

  • Konstantin Simonovitch - conductor
  • Ensemble Instrumental de Musique Contemporaine - ensemble
  • Gaston Sylvestre - percussion
  • Jean-Pierre Drouet - percussion
  • Sylvio Gualda - percussion
  • Gérard Frémy - piano
  • Hansjoachim Reiser - supervised by [artistic supervision]

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